Sony admits company wanted to launch PlayStation Vita with a full lineup
The news many gamers have been waiting for was announced today when Jack Tretton, president and CEO of SCEA revealed the release date for the PlayStation Vita. The launch date is surprisingly a lot closer than anticipated as its right around the corner.
Tretton took center stage today at the Web 2.0 Summit to talk about the future of the PlayStation division’s handheld strategy. During his speech, Tretton announced the long awaited release date for the PlayStation Vita across the US and Europe.
On the official PlayStation Blog Tretton wrote:
For those looking to get their hands on the ultimate in handheld entertainment, I’m thrilled to let you know that starting on February 22, 2012,PS Vita will be available at major retailers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe.
In addition to announcing the release date for the device, Tretton alluded to what many have speculated as the reason for launching the Vita early next year rather than during the holiday season.
Tretton stated:
Our first-party studios and army of publishing partners have been extremely hard at work to ensure that PS Vita launches with a vast library of titles that deliver unique gameplay experiences… We have more than 100 games currently in development globally that span many different genres…
As suspected, Sony’s first priority with the Vita is to ensure that the device launches with a plethora of titles in order to avoid the same mistake made Nintendo with the 3DS.
Tretton also talked about the social capabilities of the device with near, party, Facebook, foursquare, Skype and Twitter integration.
Full PlayStation Vita Specs below:
| Platform name | PlayStation®Vita |
| Model number | PCH-1000 series |
| CPU | ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core) |
| GPU | SGX543MP4+ |
| Main memory | 512MB |
| VRAM | 128MB |
| External Dimensions | Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest |
| projection) | |
| Weight | Approx 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model) |
| Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model) | |
| Screen | 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED |
| (Touch screen) | Multi touch screen (capacitive type) |
| Rear touch pad | Multi touch pad (capacitive type) |
| Cameras | Front camera, Rear camera |
| Frame rate : 120fps@320×240(QVGA), 60fps@640×480(VGA) | |
| Resolution : Up to 640×480(VGA) | |
| Sound | Built-in stereo speakers |
| Built-in microphone | |
| Sensors | Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxis |
| electronic compass | |
| Location | Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only) |
| Wi-Fi location service support | |
| Keys / Switches | PS button |
| Power button | |
| Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left) | |
| Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) | |
| Shoulder buttons (Right/Left) | |
| Right stick, Left stick | |
| START button, SELECT button | |
| Volume buttons (+/-) | |
| Wireless | Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only) |
| communications | For U.S., 3G modem (data communication): HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/GRPS/EDGE |
| IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode) | |
| Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP) | |
| Slots/Ports | PlayStation®Vita card slot |
| Memory card slot | |
| SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only) | |
| Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], | |
| Power | Built-In Lithium-ion Battery: DC3.7V 2210mAh |
| AC adaptor: DC 5V | |
| Operating | 5 degrees C ~ 35 degrees C |
| environment | |
| temperature | |
| Supported | Music |
| AV content | –MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM) |
| format | Videos |
| –MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High/Main/Baseline Profile | |
| (AAC) | |
| Photos | |
| –JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG |
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October 19th, 2011
I really can’t wait for this to come out I’m off for a 9 monthnsea trip from April next year this is a must for me!
October 19th, 2011
Am I gonna be the ONLY PS3 “fanboy” that points out the “PCH-1000 series”…
…and groans?
October 19th, 2011
You mean PSP (1000-E1000) “fanboy”?
I doubt they will repeat the same mistakes.
PCH= “Portable Computer Handheld”?
October 19th, 2011
Or were you referring to CECH series for the PS3?
CECH=”Cell Enhanced Computer Hardware”?
I can’t find what those prefixes stand for anywhere.
October 19th, 2011
No I meant what I said. This thing is for PS3 guys.
However PCH-1000 series means there will inevitably be a 2000 series, and so on.
October 19th, 2011
There will always be a new revision introduced later on…I don’t think revisions are “mistakes”, Sony usually introduce a redesign model 3/4 years after its original release.
October 19th, 2011
Either way, I don’t see any reason to groan about it.
The CECH-20-30 is much better than the original CECH-B/A, the PSP-3000 (still the primary model) is better than the original 1000, and I doubt they will make the same mistakes as they did with the go, or remove backwards compatibility for digitally released PSP games.
October 19th, 2011
They will redesign the PS Vita so it’s cheaper and more affordable for the public joe to buy.
October 19th, 2011
Speaking of what the average joe can afford…
http://www.ted.com/talks/justin_hall_tipping_freeing_energy_from_the_grid.html
October 19th, 2011
$249 is pretty cheap considering the tech going into it. Remember, the 3DS was the same price prior to the fire sale.
October 19th, 2011
Sweet. Just downloaded Dead Nation free with plus.
October 19th, 2011
I’d like to see game I already haven’t purchased.
Wipeout HD was also available for free with plus last week but I also have that.
Maybe Angry birds will be free, considering it’s fairly cheap.
October 19th, 2011
Just read that Burn Zombie Burn is also up for PS+ members. I can see the Halloween trend.
October 19th, 2011
Now drop the price of Dead Space 2 Severed.
October 19th, 2011
CECH-20-30 is pretty amazing when compared the 3DS.
The 3DS is powered by a hamster running on a treadmill, and some bubblegum.
October 19th, 2011
Under Siege has a 70% discount
October 19th, 2011
Seems like you get Steam like discounts for being a PSN+ member
October 19th, 2011
@Carlb
http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-games-playstation-3/159695-uncharted-3-drakes-deception-out-11-1-11-final-launch-trailer-harrison-ford-203.html#post5349437
A pic about what we were talking about a week or so past..
October 19th, 2011
Only 10 huh? I guess that’s okay, as they could rotate through about 50 an hour.
“I’d like to see game I already haven’t purchased.”
I purchased Plus so I wouldn’t have to purchase PSN games I would be tempted to purchase individually, and there are not that many more than 12 a year (free with PSN Plus).
Ultimately it’s your choice what you can’t wait for (it took a year for Dead Nation to finally be given away for free with the service), but I looked at Plus from the start as a gaming investment that would pay off in the long run, and it hasn’t failed me yet.
I guess the best advice if you have a PSN Plus subscription and you don’t want to get games you would normally purchase, don’t purchase them in the first place, because chances are you will get them in time.
As for the minis, I don’t really care about them as much, though I did enjoy Age of Zombies. I would like to see them bring Sword & Sworcery EP.
October 20th, 2011
Speaking of Android powered PS Vita…. Am I the only one to notice that Tech Blorge does not have any Android column here despite its in-your-face Ronlad o’Carlson success!?
October 20th, 2011
To be fair carlb, even if I didn’t purchase dead nation, it was given away in the welcome back program along with wipeout hd.
October 20th, 2011
I know, I got Super Stardust HD for free instead.
Luck of the draw I guess. Still, I think if they offer SSHD with Plus in the future I wouldn’t be upset as I didn’t purchase it in the first place, and it was a different program for a limited time only.
October 20th, 2011
PSN store wasn’t working for me last night. I was going to get Burn Zombie Burn and Age of Zombies mini.
I guess there really is no reason for me to ‘be upset’ as there seems to be more than one PSN title available this month.
In October I’ve seen:
Wipeout HD
Dead nation
Burn Zombie Burn
Costume Quest.
October 20th, 2011
I bought Under Siege for $6.00, the original price is $20.
during the first year, PSN+ gave out over $550 worth of content – while I own most of the game they have offered so far I can’t really complain. exclusive discounts, DLCs, betas, auto updates & cloud storage have made my invesment more than worth it.
Betas alone is more than the total amount of exclusive the 360s got this year:
AC: Brotherhood
Dead Space 2
Killzone 3
LBP2
Socom 4
Resistance 3
Uncharted 3
October 20th, 2011
I saw your message Roca. Couldn’t access the store. Is there a demo?
October 20th, 2011
Amazon no longer has PSN cards there. Won’t be buying anything from PSN until they do.
October 20th, 2011
You buy PSN stuff from Amazon?
October 20th, 2011
I buy PSN cards from Amazon. I don’t trust Sony with my CC info.
Well… actually, it’s not that I don’t trust Sony. It’s more the persistence of the hackers and the fact that with enough effort anything is hackable.
The pentagon showed us that.
October 20th, 2011
I haven’t played any PSN+ titles yet. I have downloaded and tried each one. Well I guess that’s not true I played golden sun or something to the end. It was a side scrolling fighter. My kids are glad to see costume quest.
I’m not sure I get any value form it yet. Has DCUO gone free yet?
October 20th, 2011
Golden Sun is a DS game…maybe you played Golden Axe (Sega Genesis’ port)
October 20th, 2011
I think Golden Axe was the quickest game I even beat. It’s like 5 min long.
October 20th, 2011
costume quest was pretty good. Basically it’s an old school turn based RPG
October 20th, 2011
“I buy PSN cards from Amazon. I don’t trust Sony with my CC info.”
Just curious, but do you buy PSN cards from Gamestop or Best Buy? They are there too you know
October 21st, 2011
I believe SonyStyle.com also has them
October 21st, 2011
Lol yeah that’s why I played it.